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Write a micro-memoir under 1000 words—the nonfiction equivalent of flash fiction—which might hold the seed of a full-length work. There will be in-class readings and exercises that address pertinent craft issues, and we will explore the essential elements of memoir writing, such as sensory imagery, metaphoric language, distinctive voice, dramatic arc, and focused theme.

Adrienne Su

Monday, August 10, 2015, 7:00 pm

Adrienne Su's poems tend to sound conversational while working in rhyme and received forms. Her subject matter often looks for mystery in the everyday, with recent work focusing on domestic space, food, and gardening. In these ways, Su's most recent book is indebted to Maxine Kumin. Running themes throughout her career include American identity, Asian-American identity, and the efforts of immigrants - both domestic and international - to reinvent themselves.

Adrienne Su is the author of four books of poems, Middle Kingdom (1997), Sanctuary (2006), Having None of It (2009), and Living Quarters (2015). Her poems have been featured on websites such as Poetry Daily and Verse Daily, as well as the Poetry Foundation's Poetry app. They also appear in anthologies such as The Hungry Ear; The New American Poets; Asian American Poetry: The Next Generation; and Best American Poetry 2013.

WriterHouse Volunteer Run Open Writing Hours have been cancelled for Sunday, August 2, 2015. We apologize for any inconvenience!

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Everything a writer needs to know about finding and working with an agent, including how to research, locate, and approach the agent best for you and your project; what material you need to submit to an agent; standard author/agent agreement terms; what to expect your agent to do and not to do for you; what you should do and not do for your agent, and more.

Limited to 12 students.

Elves, dragons, and wizards. Witches and wardrobes and talking lions. At first glance these commonplace elements of fantasy seem to have little or no connection to the world in which the fantasy writer and the fantasy reader live. How does one handle the intersections of the fantastic and the real?

Limited to 12 students.

How do we define honest writing in fictional narratives? How useful are the labels we apply to different prose styles, and must we ultimately choose between Hemingway's minimalism and Faulkner's stream of consciousness? Short readings and in-class writing exercises will help us think more critically about these kinds of questions.

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